Make roads, dig for 'ghost city' full of ancient tombs and weapons

A series of ancient tombs, weapons and houses appeared in turn when workers dug the earth to build highways.

The construction of a highway near Jerusalem - Israel had to be temporarily suspended shortly after the construction, because ancient tombs, strange stone weapons, ancient buildings, giant food warehouses . appeared after each shovel of road workers.

The highway construction project accidentally revealed a 9,000-year-old "ghost city" - (photo: REUTERS) /

An archaeologist is sorting artifacts - (photo: EPA).

Archaeologists claim this is a massive discovery "that can rewrite Israel's history" . Subsequent digging steps reveal large buildings, flint tools, thousands of arrowheads, sickles and knives. The aforementioned items with the incredible scale of construction works, the grave of people shows that this "ghost city" used to be the home of 3,000 people.

Worth mentioning, this area has been considered by the Israelis as a "no-man zone" for centuries . They believed that ancient civilizations existed only on the other side of the Jordan River.

Another corner of "Ghost City" - (photo: EPA).

2 spears - (photo: EPA).

Tests showed that this ancient city was very rich, bustling and existed 9,000 years ago. It is unknown for what reason it almost disappears without traces.

According to the Israel Antiquities Agency, the newly discovered ghost city existed during the Neolithic period of the country. It is located on hundreds of acres, located about 5 km west of Jerusalem. This area is still quite deserted and belongs to Motza town.

Trays stacked in archaeological tents - (photo: EPA)

(Photo: EPA).

(Photo: EPA).

They also found the burial and carefully buried tombs of warriors and many weapons and cheats, supposedly to serve these heroes in the next life.

Food warehouses were also astonished by archaeologists who discovered a range of bean bags, especially lentils, that were extremely well preserved after millennia.

Tray for artifacts.(Photo: EPA).

"We have found a complex archaeological site, where diverse economic forms exist, all just a few dozen centimeters below the ground!" - said Jacob Vardi, co-director of the excavation.

This "ghost city" could exist for a very long time before "evaporating" from Israel's historical records, since there are also tombs of only about 4,000 years old next to the 9,000-year-old tombs.